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Bosnia high school staffer shoots dead three colleagues: police 21 Aug 2024 - 02:04 pm
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Brazilians 'struggling to breathe' as Amazon burns 21 Aug 2024 - 12:27 pm
Aerial view of an area of Amazon rainforest deforested by illegal fire in the municipality of Labrea, Amazonas State, Brazil on August 20, 2024. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP)
'Yes she can:' Obama says US ready for a Harris presidency 21 Aug 2024 - 11:56 am
Former US President Barack Obama speaks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 20, 2024 (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
Hope fading as search for Sicily yacht missing enters third day 21 Aug 2024 - 11:56 am
A rescue boat of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters operates off Porticello near Palermo, on August 20, 2024 a day after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank.
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Tech tycoon, defense attorney, and Morgan Stanley banker among those missing in freak yacht sinking 21 Aug 2024 - 11:34 am
A woman watches rescue teams at work in Porticello near Palermo, on August 21, 2024 two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP.
Australia greenlights world's 'largest' solar hub 21 Aug 2024 - 11:25 am
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Senegal 'agri-influencers' seek to shake up key sector 21 Aug 2024 - 11:19 am
Agro-influencer Mame Abdou Diop, prepares social media content in his mango orchard in Gadiaga, Thies region, on 25 July 2024. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)
Thailand reports suspected case of new mpox strain 21 Aug 2024 - 11:08 am
Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, head of Thailand's Department of Disease Control, speaks during a press conference following the suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox in Bangkok on August 21, 2024. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
20 Pakistanis killed in bus accident in Iran 21 Aug 2024 - 11:02 am
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Crocodile mauls woman to death in Indonesia 21 Aug 2024 - 10:52 am
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Record-breaking Nepali teen eyes final 8,000-metre peak 21 Aug 2024 - 09:50 am
This handout photograph taken on April 12, 2024, and released by 14 Peaks Expedition shows Nepali mountaineer Nima Rinji Sherpa at Mount Annapurna. (Photo by 14 Peaks Expedition / AFP)
Philippines says new mpox case 'not' deadly variant 21 Aug 2024 - 09:16 am
A woman wearing a face mask crosses a street with other people in Manila on August 21, 2024. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Blinken hopes Sudan humanitarian progress brings broader deal 21 Aug 2024 - 12:44 am
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to reporters on the tarmac in Doha on August 20, 2024. (Photo by Kevin MOHATT / POOL / AFP)
One person dies from mpox in Ivory Coast 21 Aug 2024 - 12:04 am
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Number of victims brought by Israeli airstrikes on Eastern Lebanon surges to 11 20 Aug 2024 - 10:50 pm
Buildings near the site of reported overnight Israeli bombardment on Sarein in the Bekaa valley in east-central Lebanon on August 20, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Somalia traders shut businesses to protest sales tax 20 Aug 2024 - 10:47 pm
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Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd's killing is moved to new prison months after stabbing 20 Aug 2024 - 10:21 pm
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin reacts as he listens to the judge announce his sentence of twenty two and a half years in prison for murder in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. June 25, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Turkiye Central Bank keeps interest rate at 50 percent 20 Aug 2024 - 09:52 pm
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